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Books narrated by John Fairley

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  • Fighting in the Sky

    The Story in Art

    by John Fairley ...
    "The thoughtful text and assortment of paintings illustrate just over a century of military aviation, from those early biplanes . . . to modern drones." —Military Model SceneBarely a decade passed from the Wright Brothers' first powered flight to aircraft becoming lethal instruments of war. The Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service took off in the very early days of The Great War and ... Read more

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  • The Royal Navy in Action

    Art from Dreadnought to Vengeance

    by John Fairley ...
    At the turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries, with the British Empire encompassing the globe, the Royal Navy indisputably ruled the waves. Times change but the magnificence and drama of warships at sea, whether in peace or war, remain an inspiration to artists. This fine book brings together a collection of superb art works which bear witness to the majesty of these mighty ships in action and, at ... Read more

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  • Horses of the Great War

    The Story in Art

    by John Fairley ...
    Horses of the Great War explains the contribution of countless innocent houses using superb contemporary painting by artists such as Sir John Lavery, Sir Alfred Munnings and Stanley Spencer. These works supported by informed commentary tell how the horses were rounded up; how the cavalry halted the German advance in 1914 and again in 1918; how the turks were overwhelmed in the deserts of Palestine ... Read more

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  • The Artist Explorers

    Painting The New World

    by John Fairley ...
    This is a visually stunning superb collection of artwork depicting British explorers and their journeys over the centuries. It was in large part the lure of riches, such as spices and gold, and the promise of fertile land which tempted the British and other Europeans to venture out to unknown lands. These intrepid explorers, who devoted and often lost their lives on journeys of discovery, were ... Read more

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  • The Armistice and the Aftermath

    The Story in Art

    by John Fairley ...
    Armistice Day in 1918 was arguably the most joyous day of the 20th century. As the guns fell silent, crowds celebrated across the Western world.The foremost artists of all nations including Pierre Bonnard in Paris and Gilbert Beal in New York, were inspired to convey the emotions of the historic moment. The Irish painter William Orpen was in Amiens.The tense and difficult process of making the ... Read more

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  • The Monocled Mutineer

    The First World War's Best Kept Secret: The Etaples Mutiny

    by John Fairley, William Allison ...
    In 1917, British, New Zealander and Australian troops stationed at the Étaples Training Camp in northern France protested against the inhuman conditions. The mutineers commandeered the camp's weapons and marched into Étaples, holding the town for three days, attacking military police and the commander of the training camp, General Thompson.Several of the mutineers were executed, but Toplis ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

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    Heartbeat and Beyond

    Memoirs of 50 Years of Yorkshire Television

    by John Fairley, Graham Ironside ...
    Narrated by John Fairley, Graham Ironside, Clive Jones, Kathryn Apanovicz, John Wilford, Keith Richardson, Tom Willis, Nick Gray, Peter Kosminsky0, David Green1, Christine Talbot2, Robert Charles3, Simon Welfare4, Hajni Domokos5, Chris Jelly6, Alan Hardwick7, Robert Hall8 ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 16 min

    In 1968 a group of young people took over a derelict trouser factory in a rundown part of Leeds and set about producing programmes that were to define the British television world of the late 20th Century.These included the investigative documentary series First Tuesday, Darling Buds of May, Whickers World, Do'nt Ask Me and Heartbeat.At the same time they attracted, indeed often created, stars of ... Read more

    $19.95 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Heartbeat and Beyond

    Memoirs of 50 Years of Yorkshire Television

    Edited by John Fairley, Graham Ironside ...
    In 1968 a group of young people took over a derelict trouser factory in a rundown part of Leeds and set about producing programmes that were to define the British television world of the late 20th Century.These included the investigative documentary series First Tuesday, Darling Buds of May, Whickers World, Dont Ask Me and Heartbeat.At the same time they attracted, indeed often created, stars of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Wellington's Waterloo Allies

    How Soldiers from Brunswick, Hanover, Nassau and the Netherlands Contributed to the Victory of 1815

    by Andrew W. Field ...
    A fresh look at how Wellington triumphed over Napoleon and "a valuable contribution to the Waterloo historiography" ( Journal of Military History).For almost two centuries, the British perception of the Battle of Waterloo was that it was a great British victory gained over the French tyrant Napoleon, achieved in spite of—rather than because of—the allied contingents in the Duke of Wellington's ... Read more

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